The United Nations has warned that four years after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, there is a risk that the complete exclusion of women from public life could become a normalized reality.
On Monday, August 11, 2025, the organization published a report stating that the Taliban has come closer than ever to achieving its goal of creating a society devoid of women’s presence in public spaces.
The report notes that approximately 100 restrictive decrees targeting women and girls have been issued since 2021, none of which have been revoked.
Susan Ferguson, the representative of UN Women in Afghanistan, stated: “If we allow Afghan women and girls to be silenced, we send a message that the rights of women and girls everywhere are dispensable. This sets a deeply dangerous precedent.”
UN Women warns that the continuation of health-related restrictions could increase maternal mortality rates by up to 50 percent by 2026, while cases of child marriage and violence against women are also on the rise.
This comes as more than 78 percent of women in Afghanistan are neither studying, employed, nor engaged in vocational training—a situation that has dealt a severe blow to Afghanistan’s economy.
You can read the Persian version of this news here:
سازمان ملل: خطر عادیشدن حذف کامل زنان از زندهگی عمومی در افغانستان وجود دارد
